rAge Cape Town bringing some SA firsts and a few old favourites to the Mother City

They just keep coming.

By
Kyle Lautenbach

There are plenty of attractions making their way to rAge Cape Town 2016, and the list keeps getting bigger. Even better news, there will be a fair amount of SA firsts at the event.

One of the latest additions to the roster is the HWBOT World Tour 2016. HWBOT is a series of overclocking challenges that take place across numerous countries and continents. Both professional overclockers and newbies will find a friendly welcome at the stand, with amateur and extreme competitions planned. Winners of the extreme competition can expect to receive some fantastic hardware prizes and the opportunity to compete in Berlin later in the year. The finals will also be livestreamed on Twitch. Here are the details:

- World Series for Amateurs: Overclocking workshops for amateurs will be held on Friday from 11h00 – 18h00 and Saturday from 10h00 – 18h00. If you’re interested in signing up for this you can do so at their stand. The top four overclockers will go through to a semi-final on Sunday morning and the final will take place from 12h00.

- World Series for Extreme: The overclocking competition for extreme overclockers will start on Saturday at 13h00 with qualifying rounds, moving onto semi-finals scheduled for 19h00 followed by the finals at 21h00. There are some epic hardware prizes up for grabs and the winner will secure a spot at the finals in Berlin, Germany later this year.

Another first is the Telkom DGL Masters CS:GO tournament at rAge with a total prize pool of R100,000. There will be eight Masters teams competing for the grand prize, and fans can watch every game live and Shoutcasted on the show floor, with the winner being crowned live on Sunday. You can also check out the Twitch stream here.

The time has come to see what this year’s NAG Jam produced in the way of interesting and innovative games. Seven entries have been given the chance to showcase their games at rAge, and we’re excited to see their takes on the “Down, but not out” theme.

There is also an invitational tournament for the country’s top Black Ops III PS4 teams planned for the event. It’s the first time ASTRO are sponsoring an event here in South Africa. Dubbed the ASTRO Gaming Cup, the tournament will see teams battling it out for their share of the R50,000 prize pool. Attendees can try out new headsets, meet the players, and even challenge a few of the pros. Semifinals are scheduled for Saturday and finals will take place on Saturday. As with the other tournaments, there will also be a livestream.

Cosplayers also have an extra incentive to attend rAge Cape Town, as there is a chance to win on-the-spot prizes. There will be a photographer wandering around taking photographs of cosplayers and uploading them to the rAge Facebook page. The best five cosplayers on each of the three days will receive a prize.

Now, returning to our theme, there is yet another tournament taking place at rAge in the form of the Xtreme Gaming PS4 FIFA ’16 Tournament. The difference this time, however, is that anyone can sign up. There are 64 spots open each day, and those interested can sign up at booth 2 before 11:00 every morning. You need to head over to this link for more details.